Category: Able Americans
Melissa Ortiz: Holocaust Slaughter of People With Disabilities Echoes in Medical Care Today
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, Able Americans Senior Advisor Melissa Ortiz was featured in multiple news outlets describing how people with disabilities were slaughtered during the Holocaust, and discussing how the same devaluation of these individuals continues to echo throughout health ...
READ MORE
READ MORE
Melissa Ortiz: Lost Lessons of the Holocaust
Friday, the 27th of January, is Holocaust Remembrance Day. The theme this year is “Memory, Dignity and Justice.” It’s fitting in so many ways, especially when the first victims of the Holocaust are considered. As part of a trip to ...
READ MORE
READ MORE
The Dangers Assisted Suicide Laws Present for the Disabled
Able Americans’ Senior Advisor Melisa Ortiz meets with members of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition to discuss the dangers progressive assisted suicide laws present for people with disabilities. Watch the full interview below: ...
READ MORE
READ MORE
Common Sense America with Eden Hill, Melanie Collette and Melissa Ortiz.
Project 21's Melanie Collette and Able Americans' Melissa Ortiz join Eden Hill on Common Sense America. Watch the full interview below: ...
READ MORE
READ MORE
75% of People with Disabilities Are Unemployed – Melissa Ortiz Explains How This Can Change
Able Americans' Senior Advisor Melissa Ortiz joins Holly Morris on Fox 5 DC to share ways employers can accommodate and hire more individuals with disabilities. Watch the full interview below: ...
READ MORE
READ MORE
NCPPR Hires Melissa Ortiz to Lead Able Americans
Washington, DC - Well-known and respected advocate for people with disabilities, Melissa Ortiz, will lead the new Able Americans program, according to the National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR). "We're fortunate to have someone as talented and experienced as Melissa ...
READ MORE
READ MORE
Trying to Frighten People with Disabilities or Pre-Existing Conditions into Supporting the ACA
In a blog post for the Independent Women's Forum Able Americans Senior Advisor Melissa Ortiz writes, "In the months leading up to the 2016 election, I was often asked why I supported scuttling the Affordable Care Act (ACA), especially the individual ...
READ MORE
READ MORE
Ocasio-Cortez Lives Up to Worst Stereotypes of the Participation Trophy Generation
In her opinion piece for The Daily Caller Able Americans Senior Advisor Melissa Ortiz writes, "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington has always been a favorite movie among civic-minded and nostalgic Americans, especially Baby Boomers and early Generation X. Now a new generation of ...
READ MORE
READ MORE
The Meaning of “CAVU” for One American
In a blog post for the Independent Women's Forum Able Americans Senior Advisor Melissa Ortiz writes, "America celebrated the life of a beloved president last week. We watched the Bush family and the nation mourn. We heard wonderful memories about the ...
READ MORE
READ MORE
A woman blessed by the ADA
In her opinion piece for Administration for Community Living, Able Americans Senior Advisor Melissa Ortiz writes, "Maria von Trapp writes in her book, The Story of the von Trapp Family Singers, about her youngest son's first communion. Johannes gleefully announced, “Now it’s ...
READ MORE
READ MORE
